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Thursday, December 19, 2013

From SamuliS: 28mm Norse Gael Warband (69 points)

Samuli, our man in Finland (I love saying that), starts his Challenge with these great Norse Gaels for use with SAGA.From Samuli:

While my plot to
gain the first place with a fortnight challenge entry somewhat failed due to
all of them being published at the same time I had to paint some replacements
fast. So as my first published entry I present you the beginnings of a Norse
Gael Warband for Saga. We have here a Warlord with his retinue of 4 Ostmen
(Hearthguard) and 8 Bonnachts (Warriors) armed with Dane Axes.

Gripping Beast minis from the Norse Gael starter warband.
I've gotta say I love the detail and quality on them. Miles away from the
Wargames Factory stuff I've previously used for Saga. Although I must say it's
a bit weird that most of them are modeled barefoot. Either Gallic Vikings are
exceptionally poor or exceptionally tough, or both.

I started them by doing a 3-color base with black from
underneath, grey from a 45 degree angle and white straight from top. Speeds up
the process quite a bit as I already have shades in place and can see quite
clearly where highlights would naturally go. Painting itself was a fairly
simple process with Vallejo Paints with GW and Army Painter Inks followed by a
few layers of highlights. Basing with Army Painter tufts and some assorted
flock.

I was initially planning to use decals for the shields, but
as mine are still somewhere in transport I resorted to painting some quick
shields freehand as I was hungry for points. I guess I'll update the guys when
I get my decal pack from Battleflag.

Next will be a short painting break as I visit with relatives
during Christmas. Plenty of time to decide what to paint next. Chimera for
Fantasy Battle, Winter War Finns in 28mm or Flames of War US Paras.

James: Yeah their plastics are brilliant too. The best for the era in my opinion. Will be buying those when I've cleared my embarrassingly long painting queue at least a bit. But still the same basic limitation as all plastics that there are only so many body variations etc. Of course some cutting and greenstuff help a lot, but still